For years I have been advising my buyers to knock on the doors neighboring the home they wish to make an offer on. I don't think that any of them have taken me up on it, as far as I know.
I was reading an interesting article in Zillow about the most liked and disliked 'neighbors'. The voting was telling.
Most desirable was the Obama's with 14% of the vote, followed by Ellen Degeneres and Portia DeRossi with 12%, Sarah Palin with 12%, Taylor Swift with 9%, Oprah with 7%, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen with 3%, Tiger Woods with 3% and Robert Pattinson with 1%.
The least desirable on the list was Nadya Suleman with 17%, Jon and Kate Gosselin with 16%, Sara Palin with 11%, Richard and Mayumi Heene (Balloon boy parents) with 11%, Kanye West with 8%, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt with 8%, Britney Spears with 7%, and Tiger Woods at 4%.
Apparently people have very mixed feelings about Sarah Palin and Tiger Woods, both getting high votes on each list.
And what is up with such dislike for parents of multiples? Is it the large families or their parents? Or both?
So I would like to use this article to get buyers to knock before buying. The house may be the greatest one ever, but if it is next
to a Charles Manson type, are you still interested? Buyer beware!!!
Here is a great link for buyers to do their due diligence before buying in any neighborhood.
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